Rogue's Challenge (24 page)
"A-All right, I guess,” she said.
"Glad to hear it.” He smiled widely, uncovering a set of straight white teeth, a bright contrast to his shadowed chin and tan skin.
She could feel his warm breath fanning her damp cheeks and absently licked her lips, remembering the feel of his mouth pressed against hers only moments ago. Her eyes lingered over his mouth as she let the memory warm her in all sorts of forgotten places. The stranger's broad smile faded, pulling her gaze back to his. Something hovered between them as they studied one another. Something she hadn't felt in a very long time.
Sexual attraction.
Jo currently resides in North Carolina with her patient and supportive family while she juggles her writing career and her position as a programmer analyst. In her early years, she wrote folk songs, poetry, and an occasional short story or two, but never dreamed of writing a book. She didn't even like to read! But one fateful day, she picked up a romance novel and found herself hooked. Not only did she discover the joy of reading, but the joy of writing books. These days, if she isn't tapping away at her computer on a story of her own, she has her nose buried in the latest romance novel hot off the presses, and is enjoying every minute of it.
She participates regularly in a critique group, and attends various seminars and classes, constantly honing her writing skills, determined to squeeze as much time into developing her craft as she does creating new stories about the quest for love. Someday, she hopes to take off her programming hat and write full time. So many of her dreams have already come true. What's one more?